Mikhail Nesterov - The Vision of Youth Bartholomew [1890-91]

Mikhail Nesterov - The Vision of Youth Bartholomew [1890-91], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (Ufa, May 31, 1862 – Moscow, October 18, 1942) was a leading representative of religious Symbolism in Russian art. He studied under Pavel Tchistyakov at the Imperial Academy of Arts, but later allied himself with the group of artists known as the Peredvizhniki. His canvas The Vision of the Youth Bartholomew (1890–91), depicting the conversion of medieval Russian saint Sergii Radonezhsky, is often considered to mark the inauguration of the Russian Symbolist movement.